Super Role Player

The Cavaliers quickly made adjustments again, replacing real giant Kevin Love, with a combination of two giants to deal with the impact of Anxi alone.

Then, in the second half of the second quarter, Kelly Irving was replaced and LeBron James was replaced to maintain the Cavaliers' competitiveness on the court.

Anxi played from beginning to end, scoring another 7 points in the second half of the second quarter. In the second quarter, they scored 13 points. In addition to the 9 points scored in the first quarter, Anxi scored 22 points in the half, plus 4 more. He had 7 rebounds and 7 assists, the highest score and assists in the game. He also had 2 steals and 3 blocks.

Anxi, who spared no effort in physical strength, showed his dominance over the court for the first time. No one could stop his attack, and at the same time, no one could break through his defense.

The 76ers thus gained an 8-point lead at halftime, 52:44.

At halftime, Shaquille O'Neal gave a timely expression of surprise regarding the 76ers' lead. His prediction before the game was completely opposite to the current situation. Before the game, in his prediction, the score was There is no problem, but the 76ers should be the lagging side, and the Cavaliers should be the leading side, but now, the situation is completely opposite. The 76ers are leading and the Cavaliers are lagging behind. Will there be any surprises in this game?

Anxi wants to defeat the Cavaliers on his own?

Shaquille O'Neal had already covered his face. He suddenly felt that it was a wrong decision for him to personally leave the field to make predictions in this game. In the past, this role belonged to Charles Barkley, but in last year's finals, Charles Barkley personally Claiming that he is an Anxi fan, he is the Anxi fan second only to Kenny Smith in the commentary world. Therefore, Charles Barkley obviously cannot play the role of a Cavaliers supporter in this game, so this role can only be played by Shaquille. O'Neal came to play.

Anxi seems to be very restrained by LeBron James. Last season, Anxi consistently defeated LeBron James. If you include the two seasons with the Spurs, it seems that LeBron James has never defeated Anxi in major events.

Thinking of this, Shaquille O'Neal looked bitter. He always felt that the Cavaliers were destined to lose.

But the second half started quickly, and Kelly Irving just exploded.

On the first goal of the second half, he withstood Ismael Smith's defense and scored a three-pointer, helping the Cavaliers narrow the point difference to 5 points.

Then, Anxi, who continued to play, faced Matthew Dellavedova's defense and missed a fadeaway jumper.

The Cavaliers grabbed the rebound, and it was Kelly Irving who changed direction at high speed while traveling quickly, broke into the inside and made a layup, scoring another 2 points.

The Cavaliers opened the third quarter with a 5-0 run.

Irving scored 5 points in a row, narrowing the point difference to 3 points.

The 3-point gap was already very small. For the sake of safety, Anxi's next attack was still a post-up single. However, Anxi added a lot of fake moves, and finally accelerated with a turn, rushed into the inside and succeeded in a split dunk.

A 2-point hit brought the score difference back to 5 points.

But in the next round, it was Kelly Irving. He rushed to the frontcourt, caught the ball with a reverse run, and scored a three-pointer.

With a bang, the Wachovia Arena exclaimed, and the Cavaliers' bench was in a state of excitement.

At the critical moment, Kelly Irving stood up.

After scoring 8 points in a row, Kelly Irving single-handedly helped the Cavaliers narrow the point difference to 2 points.

Then, in the third quarter, Irving continued to explode. After scoring 17 points in a single quarter, the Cavaliers completed the lead against the 76ers in the third quarter.

As early as the Heat era, many people would always discuss a rule. When the ball goes down the wind, look to James, when the ball goes against the wind, look to Wade, and when the ball goes against the wind, look to Ray Allen. This rule was a truth during the Heat era. When the ball goes down the wind, LeBron James is invincible. Yes, he is always able to score, making it impossible for his opponents to chase victory.

When the ball goes against the wind, Wade will always stand up and help the team complete the comeback.

When the ball is in desperation, Ray Allen can always deliver magical shots, and when the ball is against the wind and the ball is in desperation, LeBron James always disappears.

Now we are in the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are still in the same state. LeBron James is invincible when playing against the wind. When playing against the wind, we have to look at Kelly Irving. For example, in this game, Kelly Irving stood up in the third quarter and scored 17 points in a single quarter to help the Cavaliers finish. Go ahead.

In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers led the 76ers by 7 points.

Shaquille O'Neal became active again. After a 12-minute third quarter, the game was back on track, which was of course what Shaquille O'Neal predicted.

"At the end of the three quarters, the Cavaliers lead the 76ers by 7 points. As I predicted before the game, the Cavaliers will take a certain lead, but the lead will not be too large. In the end, they will also rely on a small lead to gain The final victory.”

Shaquille O'Neal began to mention his pre-game prediction again. Because the situation on the field matched his pre-game prediction, O'Neal seemed very embarrassed at this time.

However, Kenny Smith still holds a different opinion. He still believes that the 76ers can complete the comeback.

In the decisive battle at the end of the quarter, the Cavaliers used all their main players, and all the Big Three appeared. However, for the 76ers, Brett Brown sent out a half-main lineup.

Point guard Lou Williams, shooting guard An Xi, small forward Jae Crowder, power forward Channing Frye and center Nerlens Noel are actually the 76ers' death tornado lineup. At the critical moment, McAway and Paul With Gasol's two main players absent, Brett Brown brought out this lineup again.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the 76ers had the ball, and Anxi started the game in isolation. Because of the threat of three outside shooters, the Cavaliers did not dare to double-team Anxi easily, so Anxi had more opportunities.

The Cavaliers still let Matthew Dellavedova, who had been very effective in defending Anxi since the second quarter, to defend Anxi. However, compared to Anxi, Dellavedova was much physically inferior. With this ball, Anxi changed direction. Then he forced a breakthrough, rushed into the paint, and succeeded in a three-step layup.

This was Anxi's 34th point of the game. Kelly Irving scored 17 points in the third quarter, and Anxi responded with 10 points. And at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he scored his 34th point of the game. It seemed that Anxi's personal score in this game must have exceeded 40 points.

After Anxi scored 2 points, the Cavaliers' offense began.

The current Cavaliers still lack outside shooters, and the impact of this shortcoming was quickly revealed in this offense.

LeBron James burst forward, and the 76ers double-teamed him. James then distributed the ball, and Matthew Dellavedova received the ball from the outside. He is the only three-point shooter on the outside of the Cavaliers besides Irving and Love. Because of this ball, Irving Choosing to cut through, Love's three-pointer was still unstable, so LeBron James chose to pass the ball to Matthew Dellavedova.

But Dellavedova's three-pointer was actually unstable. At the end, with a bang, this open three-pointer was actually a strike.

Inside, Nolens Noel grabbed his 10th rebound of the game and then threw the basketball to Anxi. Anxi counterattacked to the frontcourt and scored two more points with a layup.

Then, two minutes later, Anxi hit a three-pointer in a counterattack, and the Cavaliers' 7-point lead before the start of the final quarter was gone.

With five minutes left in the game, the 76ers and Cavaliers were back on the same starting line.